Ask a Pastor Column

Q: What’s the point of going to church just to get a lecture from a pastor who’s just as much a sinner as I am?

A: Friend, your question makes me wonder if you haven’t spent time sitting under some unhealthy teaching. If this is so, it saddens me; because, as a pastor and a Christian, I want people to know the life-changing power contained in Christ, the gospel, and the Bible.

There is certainly no value in forcing yourself to sit through a lecture you are not getting any benefit from. However, there can be great value in sitting under the teaching of a godly and mature believer who has gained...